Nine ICD-10 update tips
ICD 10 Watch- September 23,2016 It's less than two weeks before U.S. healthcare providers are expected to use more updated ICD-10-CM/PCS. Update patient intake forms, insurance forms and superbills to include…
Illinois suspends insurer’s Obamacare payments until feds pay up
By Lauren Clason - 07/07/16 07:49 PM EDT A cash-strapped Illinois health insurer won’t be sending Obamacare payments to Washington until the feds pay their bill first, according to the…
ICD-10 conversion had minimal impact on hospitals’ denial rates, report finds
Written by Kelly Gooch | June 29, 2016 After three delays and much industry opposition, the United States' healthcare industry transitioned Oct. 1, 2015, to ICD-10, increasing the number of…
Good, Bad Trends in ICD-10 Coding Accuracy: Early 2016 Data Revealed
Written by Eileen Dano Tkacik | Monday, 20 June 2016 20:00 A recent data set gathered from 300 coders at 50 health systems was revealing with regard to ICD-10 coding…
ICD-101: Learn how to improve ICD-10 coding productivity
by CARL NATALE - ICD 10 Watch.com - 10:32 AM Learning the ICD-10-CM/PCS code set is going to take a lot of time. Cutting back on training is tempting when the…
The State of ICD-10 Implementation: Calm, and Qualms
Now at almost the 9-month mark, the implementation of the new ICD-10 (International Statistical Classification of Diseases and. Related Health Problems, 10th Revision) diagnostic codes by physician practices resembles a…
ICD-10: Preventing Medical Necessity Denials
The Firm Services has the latest information regarding ICD-10 and its implementation. Written by Daria Bonner, CHCA, CCP, RMC | Monday, 23 May 2016 00:00 Given the added specificity inherent…
Obamacare’s 2017 Insurer Rate Requests Are Starting to Stream in…..
It's been more than two years since the Affordable Care Act, which you probably know better as Obamacare, went into full effect for individual consumers, and in that time the…
ICD-10 Increases in Claims Denials-Where denials are likely to hit medical practices.
CARL NATALE MAY 17, 2016 - 08:04 PM for ICD 10 Watch Healthcare providers should be getting ready for an increase in claim denials. It was mentioned earlier this week that…
Federal judge strikes down Obamacare payments
Richard Wolf, Gregory Korte and Jayne O'Donnell, USA TODAY 6:02 p.m. EDT May 12, 2016 WASHINGTON — Republicans won the first round Thursday in a separation of powers battle against…
